F. M. News
K. S. U., Division of Facilities
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Unleashing your potential
The Grass Isn't Greener
We often think that the grass will be greener
somewhere else.
We believe we'll be happier and more
successful anywhere but where we are.
And so we pursue happiness.
And chase success.
Thinking one day we will magically find them.
But rarely will we find happiness and success
by seeking them.
Newsletter, April 2012
When you plant yourself where you are with a
passionate desire to make a difference you’ll
grow into the influencer you were born to be.
When you serve in small ways you get more
opportunity to serve in bigger ways.
Too many people want instant success and
gratification right now! Too many athletes
want to be traded because they think they'll be
more successful on another team. Too many
employees complain that their co-workers
aren’t working hard enough and this affects
their own performance. Too many sales people
compare themselves to others and become
frustrated and disengaged. Too many people
worry about what everyone else is doing
instead of focusing on what they are doing.
Too many people run from challenges instead
of developing stronger roots.
If you are like me, you’ve been one of these
people. Most of us have at one time or another.
It’s human nature after all.
I've learned if you want success you can't chase
it.
That’s why I want to encourage you to
remember that your job is not to worry about
things you can’t control.
Instead you must decide to make a difference
where you are... and success will find you.
Your job is not to run away from where you are
in the hope of finding greener pastures.
I've learned if you want to find happiness don't
seek it.
Your job is to plant yourself each day and be
the best you can be and bring out the best in
others.
Instead decide to work with passion and
purpose... and happiness will find you.
Your job is to grow yourself and grow others.
Happiness is a byproduct of feeling fulfilled.
The key to experiencing real success and true
happiness is to be The Seed and plant yourself.
When you do this and allow yourself to be used
for a greater purpose, a greater purpose will
move through you and bring greater
opportunities, greater success and greater joy
and happiness to you.
The greenest pasture is not somewhere else.
It’s the place where you plant yourself and
grow into the leader you were born to be.
When you do, you'll produce an abundant
harvest filled with real success and true
happiness.
www.JonGordon.com
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4-3 Andy Eidenmueller
4-7 Trudy Hess
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Caution… Changes coming!
There are two changes being made that may be
of interest to employees. As a cost saving
measure, starting with this issue, the FM
Newsletter will not be sent to each employee.
One copy will be sent to every supervisor and
the supervisor will post in such a way that all
employees have the opportunity to view the
monthly issues. The FM News is also posted
the first of each month in the “K-State Today”
news that comes out daily from Division of
Communications and Marketing. The FM
Newsletter is also posted on Facilities Web
page along with safety bulletins and Central
Mail’s newsletter.
http://www.k-state.edu/facilities/news/
The next change involves each employee’s
training record. In the past employees received
a copy of their training record annually. As a
cost saving, this will no longer be the practice.
If any employee desires a copy of their training
record, they may contact the office of Training
& Safety. The new policy will be by request
only.
Excellence is not a skill,
it is an attitude!
April Fool’s Day
Easter
4-10 Larry Melton
4-12 Heath Larson
4-13 Wendy Schlesener
4-14 Debra Acosta, James Ukena
4-16 Ki Ja Suh, Mike Schooler
4-18 Zunilda Dominguez
4-21 Jay Henning, April Wyrick
4- 22 Larry Huninghake
4-26 Douglas Kraemer
4-29 Art Sias
4-30 Charita Falley
There are three hundred and sixty-four
days when you might get un-birthday
presents, and only one for birthday
presents, you know.
Lewis Carroll
My Piece of the
Picture…
When asked what most people don’t know
about him, he said, “I am always thinking
about.......”
Thanks, C.B. for the great job you are doing for
Facilities.
Charles Bibbs
Custodial Services
Charles or “C.B.” as he
prefers to be called, is
fairly new to Facilities,
but not new to the KState campus. C.B. has worked on campus for
around 28 years.
He is responsible for the Anderson Complex
which consists of Anderson, Eisenhower,
Kedzie, Holton, and Willard Halls. He states,
“Keeping these buildings clean and presentable
becomes a challenge daily with the mix of
Faculty and Staff and Students. Never the less,
our goal is to accommodate the public and give
them a lasting impression of their first or return
visit to Kansas State University.”
The three best things about his job: 1. You get
to greet many people on a daily basis. 2. To be
acknowledged for a special project that made
someone’s day. 3. Starting early and getting off
early.
If C.B. had the opportunity to implement a
“Positive Change” to his department or
organization, he said, “I would implement a
training scheduled for all employees, to keep
everyone on the same page. With constant
change in equipment (Innovation) will push us
to do our jobs more efficiently.”
He believes his position contributes to the
success of our organization, because it “brings
new ways to approach the same ideas to get the
job done.”
Kudos
To Michael
Seymour,
Electric Shop
Carol Hockersmith,
Sr. Administrative
Assistant from the Dean’s Office & General
Human Ecology, wrote to compliment
Facilities on the nice job Michael did for their
office.
She said, “When we had a new under shelf task
light that didn't work, Michael Seymour came
to consult with us whether it was a faulty
fixture or only a bulb. When it turned out to be
a simple bulb change rather than something
that required his electrical skills, he coached
me on how to do the change myself in the
future.”
They were very impressed with his help and his
attitude, as it turned out to be something so
simple. Mike didn’t laugh at them, but treated
them professionally even to coaching them
how to change it next time.
She said, after Mike left, “He discovered that
one of our employee's work files had gotten
mixed in with his work files, Michael make a
quick return trip to our office when he realized
the files had gotten mixed in with his.” She
said they were thankful he was “very attentive”
in coming right back and not waiting days
before he returned. They were very pleased
with Mike’s work, his patience, his help and
his attitude and wanted him to be recognized.
Thanks, Mike for the great job and thank you
Carol for bringing this to our attention.
A Blast from the past!
Do you know any of these folks? What’s the story?
Rebecca Dickinson was hired
as a Custodial Specialist. She
is working for Steve Greinke
on the Custodial night crew.
Christine McKinney was
hired as a Custodial
Specialist. She is working for
Steve Greinke on the
Custodial night crew.
March 26, 2012
Garrett Marmon was hired as a
temporary G.M.R.T. He is
working for John Brown in the
HVAC Shop.
Who is New…
March 5, 2012
Betty Slattery was hired as a temporary Custodial
Specialist. She is working for Warren Berg on the
Custodial day crew. No picture available.
Derek Macy was hired as a
Custodial Specialist. He is
working for Noel Kramer on
the Vet Med Custodial night
crew.
March 19, 2012
David Bainter was hired as
an Accountant I. He is
working for Dale Rivett in
Work Control.
Sheridan Reves was hired as a
temporary Custodial
Specialist. He is working for
William Spiegel at the
Recycling Center in Custodial
Services.
Retirement…
Mary Rutherford, Custodial
Specialist working for Bev
Price, retired March 31, 2012.
She had worked for Facilities
16 years, 6 months and 18
Days. Thanks Mary for all
your years of service.
Dave Gronquist
Director of Admin &
Finance will retire
April 6, 2012. Dave
started working for
Facilities in February
of 1985. He has over
seen the following
areas: Support
Services/Payroll,
Motor Pool/Garage,
and Financial
Services/Storeroom.
Even though he
declined a retirement
party, the Motor Pool/Garage surprised him
and presented him with a cake.
A Blast from the past info: To the best of our
knowledge, this picture and the previous one
were taken after 1993.
Jerry Lane-Facilities
Services, Randy Stover- Building Maintenance,
Jerry Carter- Planning, Vickie (Dewitt)
Younger- Training & Safety, Helen CooperPlanning, Dave Gronquist- Admin & Finance.
Font row: Ed Rice- Associate VP, Lee
McQueen-Utilities, Joel McGill- Work
Management, Terry Stout- Computers
Back row-Left to right: